Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in SenseHawk Inc. for a total transaction value of $32 million, including funding for future growth, commercial rollout of products, and R&D. Founded in 2018, SenseHawk is an early-stage developer of software-based management tools for the solar energy generation industry. SenseHawk helps […]

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Duke Energy Indiana’s solar energy facility at Toray Resin Co.’s Shelbyville campus is now in service. The new facility is capable of generating up to 900 kW of electricity to help power the plastics manufacturer’s operations while offsetting carbon emissions. The solar project is the first to come from a Duke Energy pilot program that […]

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Cypress Creek Renewables has closed on $216 million in financing for its Zier Solar and Storage project. The project, located in Kinney County, Texas, is a 208 MW solar farm with a 40 MW/80 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Once completed, the project will add installed renewable energy capacity and battery storage to the […]

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President Biden has unveiled the 21 winners of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and administered by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), the regional economic development competition provides each award winner funding to rebuild regional economies, promote inclusive and equitable recovery, and create […]

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U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules rose to a record electricity-generating capacity of 28.8 million peak kilowatts in 2021, from 21.8 million peak kilowatts in 2020, based on data from U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report. Continued demand for U.S. solar capacity drove this increase in solar panel shipments in […]

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Sunnova Energy International Inc., an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) provider, has applied to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop a solar+storage-focused “micro-utility” in California. Sunnova formed a wholly owned subsidiary called Sunnova Community Microgrids California LLC (SCMC) to own and operate EaaS offerings in new communities including energy generation, storage and distribution infrastructure. SCMC seeks […]

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Tigo Energy Inc., a Flex MLPE (module level power electronics) supplier, has named Derek Noble as the company’s new senior vice president of North America sales. He will lead the North American sales and business development teams; fortify the go-to-market strategy across the residential, commercial and industrial segments; and support the full lineup of Tigo […]

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U.S. shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules rose to a record electricity-generating capacity of 28.8 million peak kW in 2021, from 21.8 million peak kW in 2020, based on data from U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Photovoltaic Module Shipments Report. Continued demand for U.S. solar capacity drove this increase in solar panel shipments in […]

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With the completion of a new 74.9 MW solar facility in Hardee County, Duke Energy has reached a significant milestone: it has delivered on its commitment to provide 700 MW of clean energy to Florida customers. The Charlie Creek Solar Power Plant is the last of 10 solar sites that are part of the company’s […]

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Mass Megawatts has enhanced its patent-pending solar tracking technology to improve energy production levels by an additional 7%. The company’s Solar Tracking System (STS) is designed to automatically adjust the position of solar panels to directly face the sun as it travels from east to west throughout the day. In addition, with the company’s latest […]

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A new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examines the types of clean energy technologies and the scale and pace of deployment needed to achieve 100% clean electricity, or a net-zero power grid, in the United States by 2035. This would be a major stepping stone to economy-wide decarbonization by 2050. The study, […]

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Arctech, a tracking, racking and BIPV solutions provider, has launched its latest solar tracking solution, SkyWings. Enabled by patented bidirectional slew drives, the SkyWings dual-row solar tracker is designed with a multi-point drive mechanism. It is compatible with undulating terrain, with high rigidity enabled by the multi-point drive design. The patented bidirectional slew drives enable […]

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